#distorie

      eyes flash wide, hands lifting in silent question at the accusation.         ❝  i—– what? —- i uh..    ❞         he’ll hold onto that feigned innocence as long as he can.  which turns out to be only a few seconds.   ( it’s deb. of course she can see right through him )    then shoulders will drop with a heavy huff that sees nostrils flare.  BUSTED.          ❝  yeah. yeah, i have.   that’s what friends do, deb.  ❞         and danny may or may not have asked him to keep an eye out.

  SHE FLASHES HIM AN INSTANT LOOK   .   a warning   .    ❝   don’t even try it   .   you suck at lying   ,   linus   .   ❞   not   ,   necessarily   ,   the truth   /   however   ,   when it comes to the oceans   ,   every attempt at lying is a poor attempt   .   hands coming to rest on hips   ,    she has his motives all figured out by the time she opens her mouth again   .   ❝   so   ?   why did danny think i needed a   babysitter   ?   ❞  

                   ❛  WAS THAT A GROAN?  ❜  snorting at the ungrateful host, ki continued bouncing from one corner to the next while tidying the place in the spirit of a true servant — lucky for him, she was a creature of genuine selflessness ( spare your appraisal for later, if there was room for any at all ).   ❛  how do you survive in this big house all by yourself?  ❜  mumbling to herself while dusting the bookshelf, she felt puzzled more so than empathy; loneliness and immortality walked hand in hand, and for all she knew, the man THRIVED when left to his own vices. still, the idea of HOME was a foreign concept to most in an ever-changing world — herself included. was it sentimental value that tied him to this place, perhaps?

     “ you know you don’t have to check on us . . . you’ve got a lot on your plate as it is . ”